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Organizations hopeful that amendments will help new legislation improve its score OTTAWA – With Parliamentarians in the midst of their study of Bill C-69 in committee, a coalition of environmental organizations has released a report card grading the federal government’s proposed Impact Assessment Act. Experts representing eight leading Canadian environmental groups say the proposed Act merits a…

We remain committed to standing up for the climate and our communities in opposition to dirty U.S. thermal coal, groups say VANCOUVER — Community groups and local residents are going back to court to stop U.S. coal exports through Vancouver’s Lower Mainland in their tracks. Last month, the Federal Court dismissed a case, brought by…

Bankrupt companies should not get a free pass on cleaning up contaminated sites, say Ecojustice lawyers OTTAWA – An Ecojustice lawyer will be at the Supreme Court of Canada tomorrow to argue bankrupt energy companies cannot be permitted to walk away from unprofitable oil and gas wells without cleaning them up first. “We have long…

OTTAWA – Law experts are calling the environmental legislation introduced this week a promising start, and note that further changes will be needed to fulfil the federal government’s promises to enact modern laws that protect the environment, the climate and Canadians. “We went into the review process optimistic and hoped lawmakers would heed the recommendations…

OTTAWA – Joshua Ginsberg, Director of Legislative Affairs at Ecojustice, issued the following statement in response to the federal government’s introduction of legislation for federal environmental assessment, the National Energy Board as well as amendments to the Navigation Protection Act: “The federal government has made improvements to Canada’s environmental assessment, energy regulation, and navigable waters…

OTTAWA – Ecojustice law and policy experts issued the following statement in response to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard’s introduction of a bill to amend the Fisheries Act: Margot Venton, Nature Program Director said: “We are pleased to see that the amended Fisheries Act legislation will restore the lost protections…

OTTAWA – The federal government is expected to table a suite of environmental legislation this week, including a bill from the Minister of Environment and Climate Change overhauling federal environmental assessment and the National Energy Board as well as a second bill from the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard to amend…